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Drunk trembled, wine causing confusion (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bewilderment

'confusion' is the definition.
(bewilderment is a kind of confusion)

'drunk trembled wine' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'trembled'+'wine'='trembledwine'
'trembledwine' anagrammed gives 'BEWILDERMENT'.

'causing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bewilderment that I've seen before include "utter confusion!" , "Not knowing what to do" , "Perplexity, confusion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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